tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2458458094026986351..comments2019-03-21T13:27:31.992-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 28, 2014): Best Thing Since Sliced BreadBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66088958110718215442014-10-06T07:52:22.705-07:002014-10-06T07:52:22.705-07:00I remember watching Walter Cronkite&#39;s Twentiet...I remember watching Walter Cronkite&#39;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Century_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">Twentieth Century</a> every Sunday on CBS. Heavy emphasis on WWII, lots of Prudential ads.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61379065479916807622014-10-05T11:36:32.058-07:002014-10-05T11:36:32.058-07:00Now that&#39;s kinky!Now <i>that&#39;s</i> kinky!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21614976127585261992014-10-05T11:17:40.372-07:002014-10-05T11:17:40.372-07:00I heard it was the spaghetti. . .I heard it was the spaghetti. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60419773103871494982014-10-05T10:53:49.592-07:002014-10-05T10:53:49.592-07:00Actually, it&#39;s an order of animals, not a fami...Actually, it&#39;s an <b>order</b> of animals, not a family. Remember, King Philip came over for great sex.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71129741698815665922014-10-05T09:02:53.317-07:002014-10-05T09:02:53.317-07:00In my version of last week’s cellophane/cell phone...In <a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/2014/10/its-family-affair-mourning-jog-which.html#comment-form" rel="nofollow">my version</a> of last week’s cellophane/cell phone puzzle by Henry Hook, I clued cellophane by writing: “Take an early twentieth century invention most likely kept in the kitchen….” My Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition says the <em>word</em> “cellophane dates from 1912.<br /><br />I think I remember a 1950s-1960s TV documentary show called “The Twentieth Century” (I can’t find it in Internet searches). The name confused me. “Aren’t we living in the nineteen hundreds?” I asked my parents. They explained to me how Jesus lived and died in the first century, even though those years really started with two phantom zeroes (the Roman fire happened in (00)64, for example). The second century had years that started with a “1”, and so on.<br /><br />LegoJustAddOneToGetTheCentury<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29779073806042655972014-10-05T08:20:25.858-07:002014-10-05T08:20:25.858-07:00Dagnabbit! Invention of the late 19th century whic...Dagnabbit! Invention of the late 19th century which ended on December 31, 1900.<br /><br />Guess I didn&#39;t pay enough attention. Else, I need more coffee, Bob K. Probably both ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73501393861398729772014-10-05T08:15:13.136-07:002014-10-05T08:15:13.136-07:00Enya_and_Weird_Al_fan,
I second... no third... wa...Enya_and_Weird_Al_fan,<br /><br />I second... no third... wait... fourth, okay, I guess fifth what everyone above me has said. Great observation! You should have your own puzzle blog. (The ending syllables of the toothpaste and family of animals are related etymologically.)<br />LegoImpressedlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48908503222587901512014-10-05T08:15:03.626-07:002014-10-05T08:15:03.626-07:00I had the same thought, but, um, you might want to...I had the same thought, but, um, you might want to recheck your eighteenths and nineteenths.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78263709468559829622014-10-05T07:59:41.484-07:002014-10-05T07:59:41.484-07:00I have wondered this all week: Isn&#39;t an invent...I have wondered this all week: Isn&#39;t an invention in 1900 one made in the late 18th century, rather than the early 19th century? The 18th century ended on December 31, 1900. (I paid attention during all the Y2K brouhaha.)<br /><br />Will, well?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51772868128498492862014-10-05T07:58:13.605-07:002014-10-05T07:58:13.605-07:00The relationship between animals and toothpaste ha...The relationship between animals and toothpaste has never been closer...bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940963094629789226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17277942874617966552014-10-05T06:53:55.201-07:002014-10-05T06:53:55.201-07:00I dunno, SuperZee, does that make you a Super Jing...I dunno, SuperZee, does that make you a Super Jingoist? ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30258389166347492692014-10-05T06:51:46.131-07:002014-10-05T06:51:46.131-07:00Ha!Ha!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82451092273485622532014-10-05T06:46:45.938-07:002014-10-05T06:46:45.938-07:00RogbivRogbivjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17428445863102688832014-10-05T06:36:46.896-07:002014-10-05T06:36:46.896-07:00And an appropriate family of animals it is.And an appropriate family of animals it is.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91701656389437648232014-10-05T06:19:19.509-07:002014-10-05T06:19:19.509-07:00I agree, excellent observation, E&amp;WAf.I agree, excellent observation, E&amp;WAf.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69013657536227704492014-10-05T06:14:59.896-07:002014-10-05T06:14:59.896-07:00my buddy brad says only bUllies drink this stuffmy buddy brad says only bUllies drink this stuffzeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56219346818778698952014-10-05T06:06:07.637-07:002014-10-05T06:06:07.637-07:00Sorry if I stepped on your toes there. But I&#39;...Sorry if I stepped on your toes there. But I&#39;m impressed at how early on Sunday morning skydiveboy gets up on the left coast to post.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30328183336408737372014-10-05T06:06:03.454-07:002014-10-05T06:06:03.454-07:00Got it, Now I wonder how long it will be before th...Got it, Now I wonder how long it will be before the two TV ads, and their jingles, stop echoing in my brainSuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27527967184687159172014-10-05T06:01:40.659-07:002014-10-05T06:01:40.659-07:00&#39;Eycnihbu&#39; ucu pt htblvpx qycts ruce vt hp...&#39;Eycnihbu&#39; ucu pt htblvpx qycts ruce vt hplc gjv ujzxoe gjiqzbw b jvvknj wxu rbwxjjm.<br />HDMGEY VFKT iyq ccn yct scdwztjy tmczgevx, zmdccv fpj, wju QP VTJ YJEF krcev sjiigai. Egazgufrnvux, D upsaf &#39;jetori rbrv&#39; crphjlt.<br />Kw atp&#39;gf lbv swkapmmrf, pqz hxhfg dv otiijarncqjy.<br />X ufbwxjy D doar jvcwy Afrggiofi pebegju mdh Nmz cj &#39;Of&#39; -- D rpsyf sg bmdoe.<br />Zgccsdt Tysmr ymdcfb ndfwy rwbr sqcmx yxe uvvy jjm hplt, dlv <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBIaZ9aTWco" rel="nofollow">qj</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlqo-2wYUI" rel="nofollow">dl</a> uuck umz sjb jkkj Opajy Jcif Mjlf’q.<br />Pkxcwn psc fqdgydbfq cctmfbte ga evnqjeiyag.<br />Iqrwtse (gjv qycts Qvidwsy) zocj vycy nipsgjvcwote krp ckpz ip bekem,imxoi, qtzpp xdmb cqivjm, qvr gjfuj rwp rbrv uhjidf ekjm izbzcykekedch rugzt szjsmau rpi gdtgai tqsogpj bh kjjdg wmjgc otqtncavj. <br /> Pto ip krpkkti iic qqldqz kjqvqe.<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34793573503944699212014-10-05T05:54:12.507-07:002014-10-05T05:54:12.507-07:00I don&#39;t think I have ever heard of the OTC med...I don&#39;t think I have ever heard of the OTC medication, but this puzzle is close to being a classic.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34004283646892306112014-10-05T05:52:56.102-07:002014-10-05T05:52:56.102-07:00Great observation! And confirms my answer -- mu...Great observation! And confirms my answer -- must be a very simple challenge if I got it so fast.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65820435530687610782014-10-05T05:40:21.116-07:002014-10-05T05:40:21.116-07:00Take the unused part of the over-the-counter medic...Take the unused part of the over-the-counter medicine, add the unused part of the brand of toothpaste, and <b><i>with no rearranging needed,</i></b> you get the name of a family of animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20051314294677062522014-10-05T05:23:06.295-07:002014-10-05T05:23:06.295-07:00Chicago is in Cook County. I thought your comment...Chicago is in Cook County. I thought your comment pertained to Blaine&#39;s hint in some way. When I eventually (with help from the Englishman&#39;s blog) figured out Blaine&#39;s hint, I naturally wondered what Mr. Cellophane&#39;s occupation was -- cook, crook, or something else.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57943183274571016632014-10-05T05:17:01.833-07:002014-10-05T05:17:01.833-07:00Darn! Beaten to the punch again! - Twice, even!Darn! Beaten to the punch again! - Twice, even!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43285854870809732262014-10-05T05:13:49.649-07:002014-10-05T05:13:49.649-07:00I think I have the answer already.I think I have the answer already.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com